Comments on: No McDonalds in Montpelierhttp://schaumann.com.au/2014/02/no-mcdonalds-in-montpelier/
Official site of avid traveller and singer/songwriter, Dan Schaumann. Debut album "A Thousand Days Beneath The Sun" out now on CD and iTunes.Fri, 06 Sep 2019 00:19:31 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.6By: Janhttp://schaumann.com.au/2014/02/no-mcdonalds-in-montpelier/#comment-20235
Sat, 05 Apr 2014 03:21:50 +0000http://schaumann.com.au/?p=3195#comment-20235Enjoyed your pictures immensely. I lived in Montpelier in the 60’s and 70’s right behind that yellow Victorian house that you pictured. You can see the top of the Baptist church that my father pastored. I walked over that bridge that you took the picture of the apartments from and past the State House to high school everyday, learned to drive over that bridge crossing the Winooski River, and experienced Easter sunrise at Hubbard Park. I was proud of Vermont’s character then and still am today.
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Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:26:32 +0000http://schaumann.com.au/?p=3195#comment-20217I’m stoked my little post got as far as Denmark, Rolf! How lovely that Karin’s own brother has stumbled across my musings 🙂 Thanks for your kind words, and I’m glad you had just as magical an experience in Montpelier.

Cheers to everyone else for your input.

@Rael, I did wander around behind the State House but I didn’t see Redstone Park… damn!

@Tom, thank you for the details on the legislative season, it’s quite impressive that it’s limited to only a few months of the year; if only every state could be as efficient. I did notice the security around the building wasn’t excessive either.

And @Laurie, it’s great hear you managed to return if only for a short few years. A welcome opportunity to relive some of your childhood back at home

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Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:30:34 +0000http://schaumann.com.au/?p=3195#comment-20211I totally agree with You, young man. My wife and I visited Montpelier during the summer of 2013. Staying at my sisters, who by the way is Your host Karin. We too fell totally in love with the city and the country. And Your poetic hommage could have come directly from my heart. Vermont is a unique place.
Greetings from the little kingdom of Denmark, where people in many ways are like Vermonters.
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Tue, 01 Apr 2014 06:24:33 +0000http://schaumann.com.au/?p=3195#comment-20208Ohhhh, I just moved back to Florida after spending 2 glorious years living in East Montpelier and working at National Life Group, in Montpelier. I am a native of Vermont, born in Northfield, not far from Montpelier. Was moved away at a young age and ended up in Florida. When I got laid off from my job and could not find another decent paying job, decided to move back to my home state. Something I needed to do. Only back in Florida because my husband, a southerner, could not adjust to the weather and because my children and grandchildren are in FL. I am so grateful for the 2 years I was able to live back in my homeland. Thank you for sharing your experiences and yes, Vermont is a beautiful and cool place to visit! I can’t wait to get some Vermont Macintosh apples…my favorite!
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Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:12:47 +0000http://schaumann.com.au/?p=3195#comment-20207Nice write up and spot-on. Montpelier is a great capital, and represents our state well. I’m sorry you were not able to see the inside of the capital building, and that is a good reason to return in the summer. Unfortunately, you won’t be rubbing shoulders with Representatives, Senators, and the Governor because the legislature is only in session from January through early to mid-May. After that the legislators all go home to their regular lives and the capital lifestyle eases off. It’s nice to have a legislature that does its business in a few months, produces a balanced budget, and then adjourns so the citizen-legislators can return to their hometowns and regular jobs. When you do tour the capital building you can take a guided tour, or just walk around on your own and poke around all the cubbyholes. It’s really neat, and oh yeah, you won’t find any metal detectors or oppressive security at the doors of the capital because Vermont remains a very respectful and chill state.
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Mon, 31 Mar 2014 06:04:54 +0000http://schaumann.com.au/?p=3195#comment-20202Great write up man!! I grew up in montpelier and have enjoyed everything that you described, thanks for the positive words your welcome around here anytime.
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Sun, 30 Mar 2014 23:55:19 +0000http://schaumann.com.au/?p=3195#comment-20199Glad that you enjoyed it here, it is a very beautiful state! Hope you visit again!
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Sun, 30 Mar 2014 23:38:54 +0000http://schaumann.com.au/?p=3195#comment-20198You missed the allegedly haunted statue in the cemetery along route 2. There’s also a super sweet park behind the capitol. Called redstone, it has a cute little babbling brook through the middle of it.
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Sun, 30 Mar 2014 17:02:13 +0000http://schaumann.com.au/?p=3195#comment-20197Montpelier set the standard pretty high – to think the Northeast Kingdom pushes that boundary even further piques my curiosity quite a lot! There’s some fantastic feedback & photos on Willoughby Lake at Tripadvisor, I’m impressed. Thanks for your input Sharon.

I didn’t notice the lack of billboards at the time Jen but now that you mention it, that’s true. There was very little advertorial or architectural pollution 🙂

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Sun, 30 Mar 2014 14:13:40 +0000http://schaumann.com.au/?p=3195#comment-20195My favorite thing about VT is they value the beauty of there land. I wonder if you noticed it? No billboards and no skyscrapers 🙂 also, people are very polite drivers.
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